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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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