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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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