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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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