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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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