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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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