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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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