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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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