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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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