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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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