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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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