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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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