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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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