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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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