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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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