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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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