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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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