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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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