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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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