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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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