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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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