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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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