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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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