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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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