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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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