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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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