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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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