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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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