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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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