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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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