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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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