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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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