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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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