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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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