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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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