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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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