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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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