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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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