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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning enable students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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