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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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