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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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