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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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