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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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