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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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