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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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