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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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