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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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