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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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