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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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