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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting 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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