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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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