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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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