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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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