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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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