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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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