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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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