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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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