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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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