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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key 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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