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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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