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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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