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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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