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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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