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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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