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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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