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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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