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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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