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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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