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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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