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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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