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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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