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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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