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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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