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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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