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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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