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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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