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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts 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 authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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