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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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