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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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