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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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