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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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