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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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