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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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