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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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