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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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