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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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