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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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