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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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