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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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