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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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