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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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