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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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