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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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