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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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