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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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