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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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