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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources