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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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