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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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