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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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