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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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