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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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