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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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