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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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