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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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