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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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