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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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