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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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