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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes 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 commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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