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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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