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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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