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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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