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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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