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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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