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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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