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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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