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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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