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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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