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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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