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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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