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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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