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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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