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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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