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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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