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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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