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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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