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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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