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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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