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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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