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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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