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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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