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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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