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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major 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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