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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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