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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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