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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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