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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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