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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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