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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data 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 analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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