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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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