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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important 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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