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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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