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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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