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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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