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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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