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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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