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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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