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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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