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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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