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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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