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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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