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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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