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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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