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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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