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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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