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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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