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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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