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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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