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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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