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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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