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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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