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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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