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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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