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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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