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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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