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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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