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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education