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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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