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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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