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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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