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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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