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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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