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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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