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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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