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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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