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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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