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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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