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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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