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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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