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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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