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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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