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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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