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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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