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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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