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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). New changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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