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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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