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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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