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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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