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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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