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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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