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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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