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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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