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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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