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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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