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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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