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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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