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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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