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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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