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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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