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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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