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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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