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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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