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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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