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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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