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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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