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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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