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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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