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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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