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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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