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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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