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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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