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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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