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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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