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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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