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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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