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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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