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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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