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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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