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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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