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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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