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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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