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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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