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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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