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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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