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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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