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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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