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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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