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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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