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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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