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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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