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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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