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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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