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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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