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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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