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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major 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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