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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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