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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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