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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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