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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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