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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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