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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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