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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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