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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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