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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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