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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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