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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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