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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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