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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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