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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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