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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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