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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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