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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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