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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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