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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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