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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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