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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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