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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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