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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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