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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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