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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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