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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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