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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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