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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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