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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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