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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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