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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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