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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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