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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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