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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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