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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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