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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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