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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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