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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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