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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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