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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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