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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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