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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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