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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the major 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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