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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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