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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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