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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major 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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