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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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