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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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