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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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