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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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