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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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