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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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