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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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