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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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