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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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