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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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