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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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