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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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