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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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