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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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