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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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