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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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