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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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