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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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