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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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