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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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