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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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