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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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