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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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