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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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