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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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