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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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