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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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