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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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