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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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