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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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