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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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