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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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