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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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