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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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