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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education