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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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