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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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