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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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