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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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