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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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