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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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