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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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