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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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