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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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