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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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