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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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