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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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