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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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