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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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