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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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