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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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