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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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