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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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