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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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