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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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