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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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