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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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