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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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