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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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