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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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