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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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