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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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