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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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