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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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