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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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