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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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