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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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