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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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