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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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