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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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