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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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