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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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