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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. 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 usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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