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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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