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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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