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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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