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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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