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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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