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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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