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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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