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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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