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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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