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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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