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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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