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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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