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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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