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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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