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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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