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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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