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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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