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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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