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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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