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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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