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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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