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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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