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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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