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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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