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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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