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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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