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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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