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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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