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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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