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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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