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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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