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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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