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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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