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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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