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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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