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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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