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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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