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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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