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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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