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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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