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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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