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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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