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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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