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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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