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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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