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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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