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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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