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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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