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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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