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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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