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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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