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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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