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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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