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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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