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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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