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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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