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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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