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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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