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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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