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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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