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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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