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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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