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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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