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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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