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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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