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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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