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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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