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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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