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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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