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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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