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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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