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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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