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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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