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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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