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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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