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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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