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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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