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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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