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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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