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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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