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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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