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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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