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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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