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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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