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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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