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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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