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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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