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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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