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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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