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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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