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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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