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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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