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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in 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. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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