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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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