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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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