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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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