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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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