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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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