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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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