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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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