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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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