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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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