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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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