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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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