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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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