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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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