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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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