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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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