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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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