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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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