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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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