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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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