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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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