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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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