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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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