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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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