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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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