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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner 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 online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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