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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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