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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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