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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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