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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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