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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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