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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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