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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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