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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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