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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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