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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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