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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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