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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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