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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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