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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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