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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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