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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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