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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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