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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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