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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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