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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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