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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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