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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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