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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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