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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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