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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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