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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. Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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