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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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