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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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