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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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