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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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