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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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