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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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