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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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