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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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