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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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