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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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