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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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