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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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