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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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