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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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