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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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